879 West Santa Cruz Street.  (Lien: $2,267.61)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 16, 2016)

19246 West Saticoy Street.  (Lien: $6,165.89)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 16, 2016)

HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at 365 by Whole Foods.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at 365 by Whole Foods located at 2520 Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90039, will serve the Public Convenience or Necessity and will not tend to create a law enforcement problem.
   
   
2. GRANT the Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at 2520 Glendale Boulevard.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit this determination to the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as the required findings under Business and Professions Code Section 23958.4.

Applicant:  Mrs. Gooch's Natural Food Markets

Representative:  Valerie Sacks, Liquor License Specialists

TIME LIMIT FILE – JUNE 2, 2016

 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 1, 2016)

HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at ETA.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at ETA located at 5630 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, 90042, will serve the Public Convenience or Necessity and will not tend to create a law enforcement problem.
   
   
2. GRANT the Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at 5630 North Figueroa Street.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit this determination to the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as the required findings under Business and Professions Code Section 23958.4.

Applicant:  ETA Cocktail, LLC

Representative:  Eddie Navarette

TIME LIMIT FILE – MAY 31, 2016

 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 31, 2016)

RULES, ELECTIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the appointment of members of the Innovation and Performance Commission.

Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated January 7, 2016, amending Section 8.231 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to provide authority to the President of the City Council to appoint nine members of the Innovation and Performance Commission from nominations submitted by the Chairs of the Budget and Finance Committee, the Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee, and the Innovation, Grants, Technology, Commerce and Trade Committee.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the City Attorney.  Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ORDINANCES SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to the 2015-16 Departmental Personnel Ordinances.

(Communications from the City Administrative Officer and City Attorney were adopted on March 23, 2016)

ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to temporary emergency shelters for the homeless throughout the City for the duration of the 2016 El Nino precipitation cycle.

(Categorical Exemption, Planning and Land Use Management Committee Report and Amending Motion (Huizar - Wesson) adopted on March 23, 2016)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION and HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEES' REPORTS relative to the storage of personal property in public areas.

A.  PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT:

Recommendation for Council action:

1. REQUEST that the City Attorney prepare and present an ordinance, in substantial conformance with the Ordinance dated January 22, 2016 and identified as Ordinance B relative to amending Section 56.11, Article 6, Chapter V of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to address the storage of personal property in public areas, amended as follows:

1. 10(b): No Person shall refuse to take down, fold, deconstruct or otherwise put away any Tent erected or configured between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., in violation of Subsection 7 or willfully resist, delay or obstruct a City employee from taking down, folding, deconstructing, putting away, moving, removing, impounding or discarding the Tent, including by refusing to vacate or retreat from the Tent.
   
   
2. 10(c): No Person shall refuse to remove any barrier, string, wire, rope, chain or other attachment that violates Subsection 8 or willfully resist, delay or obstruct a City employee from deconstructing, taking down, moving, removing, impounding or discarding the barrier, string, wire, rope, chain or other attachment, including by refusing to vacate or retreat from an obscured area created by the attachment.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the City Attorney.  Neither the City Administrative Officer (CAO) nor the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

B.  HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT:

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REQUEST that the City Attorney prepare and present an ordinance, in substantial conformance with the Ordinance dated January 22, 2016 and identified as Ordinance B relative to amending Section 56.11, Article 6, Chapter V of the LAMC to address the storage of personal property in public areas, amended as follows:
   
   
   1. 2(c) Bulky Item means any item, with the exception of a constructed Tent, operational bicycle or operational walker, crutch, or wheelchair, that is too large to fit into a 60-gallon container with the lid closed, including but not limited to a tiny house, mattress, shed, small structure, couch, chair, other furniture or appliance. A container with a volume of up to 60 gallons for Personal Property shall not be considered a Bulky Item.
      
      
   2. 3(c) No Person shall Store any Personal Property in a Public Area in such a manner as to obstruct City operations, including a Street or Sidewalk maintenance or cleaning.  Without prior notice, the City may temporarily move Personal Property, whether Attended or Unattended, which is obstructing City operations in a Public Area, including a Street or Sidewalk maintenance or cleaning, during the time necessary to conduct the City operations. The City also may impound Personal Property that is obstructing City operations in a Public Area, pursuant to Subsections 3(a) and 3(b).
      
      
   3. 3(j) Upon the creation of any new Storage Facility, increased capacity at an Existing Storage Facility or subsidized transportation assistance to a Storage Facility, the Chief Administrative Officer shall report to the Council to inform the Council's consideration of whether to prohibit a Person from Storing more than Essential Personal Property in a Public Area in a specified radius from a Storage Facility, based upon the amount of the additional storage capacity and the accessibility thereto.  In consideration of the CAO's report, the Council may, by resolution, prohibit a Person within a specified radius, within a two mile radius of the voluntary Storage Facility, from Storing more than Essential Personal Property in a Public Area.
      
      
   4. 4(a) Pre-Removal Notice. Pre-removal notice shall be deemed provided if a written notice is provided to the Person who is Storing or claims ownership of the Personal Property, or is posted conspicuously on or near the Personal Property and the removal takes place within 72 hours of the pre-removal notice being posted.  The written notice shall contain the following:
      
      
   5. 10(b): No Person shall refuse to take down, fold, deconstruct or otherwise put away any Tent erected or configured between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., in violation of Subsection 7 or willfully resist, delay or obstruct a City employee from taking down, folding, deconstructing, putting away, moving, removing, impounding or discarding the Tent, including by refusing to vacate or retreat from the Tent.
      
      
   6. 10(c): No Person shall refuse to remove any barrier, string, wire, rope, chain or other attachment that violates Subsection 8 or willfully resist, delay or obstruct a City employee from deconstructing, taking down, moving, removing, impounding or discarding the barrier, string, wire, rope, chain or other attachment, including by refusing to vacate or retreat from an obscured area created by the attachment.
      
      
   7. 10(d) No Person shall willfully resist, delay or obstruct a City employee from removing or discarding a Bulky Item Stored in violation of Subsection 3(i), including by refusing to vacate or retreat from an obscured area caused by a Bulky Item.
      
      
   8. Expand the definition of City Employee to include City Contractors.
      
      
2. REQUEST the City Attorney and Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) to include in the protocols that there will be a determination made about the availability of storage before a cleaning is authorized.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the CAO and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) to report quarterly on the progress of voluntary storage, including the locations, the amount, and the impact on encampments.
   
   
4. REQUEST the Los Angeles Police Commission to create a permanent policy of quarterly Homeless CompStats in order to diligently track police activity, trends and performance as it relates to homeless encampments, race, age and mental capacity of individuals interacting with or being arrested as a result of the Ordinance.
   
   
5. INSTRUCT the LAHSA, the BOS and the CAO to provide a report on the resources needed to expand the City's capacity to fully implement the protocols of the Ordinance.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(The City Council may recess to Closed Session to confer with its legal counsel pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) relative to the cases entitled LAVAN, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, United States District Court Case No. CV 11-02874 PSG (AJWx), Ninth Circuit Case No. 11-56253, and Carl Mitchell, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. CV 16-01750  [The litigation concerns the removal and disposal of property from City sidewalks.])

(Continued from Council meeting of March 22, 2016)

INNOVATION, GRANTS, TECHNOLOGY, COMMERCE AND TRADE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to executing an amendment to a contract with 3DI, Inc. to complete Phase 1 enhancements for the MyLA311 Customer Relationship Management System and to plan and execute Phase 2.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE Amendment No. 1 to City Contract C-122480 with 3DI, Inc. for the development of a Customer Relationship Management System, to extend the term of the contract by two years for a revised contract term effective five years from February 5, 2013 through February 4, 2018, with no change in the total compensation of $4.8 million, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, the Information Technology Agency (ITA), to execute Amendment No. 1 to City Contract C-122480 with 3DI, Inc. for the development of a Customer Relationship Management System.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that funding for these services has been approved through the annual budget process. The ITA is anticipated to have sufficient budgeted funds to cover these contract expenditures. Since budgeted funds are available in fiscal year 2015-16 and future payments are subject to future appropriation, the recommendations provided in this report comply with the City’s Financial Policies.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

INNOVATION, GRANTS, TECHNOLOGY, COMMERCE AND TRADE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to a contract with SBC Global Services on behalf of Pacific Bell Telephone Company dba AT&T California (AT&T) and Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to a contract with Verizon Business for Citywide Telecommunications Services.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to City Contract C-112988 with SBC Global Services, Inc. dba AT&T Global Services on behalf of Pacific Bell Telephone Company dba AT&T California and C-113305 with Verizon Business for Citywide telecommunications services, in order to extend the term of the contracts by two years for a revised contract term effective 11 years from January 30, 2007 through January 29, 2018, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Information Technology Agency (ITA), to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to City Contract C-112988 with SBC Global Services, Inc. dba AT&T Global Services on behalf of Pacific Bell Telephone Company dba AT&T California and C-113305 with Verizon Business.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that expenditures through the contracts detailed above are determined based on Citywide telephone usage. The ITA Communication Services Account is anticipated to have sufficient budgeted funds to cover these contract expenditures. Since budgeted funds are available in Fiscal Year 2015-16 and future payments are subject to future appropriation, the recommendations provided in this report comply with the City’s Financial Policies.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the allocation of $1,000,000 in Community Redevelopment Agency Los Angeles - Designated Local Authority (CRA-LA/DLA) excess bond proceeds from the Adelante Eastside Project Area to be utilized to improve public infrastructure.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. APPROVE $1,000,000 in CRA-LA/DLA Excess Bond Proceeds to Council District 14 from the Adelante/Eastside Redevelopment Projects Areas with the district be utilized to rehabilitate public infrastructure and undertake planning activities.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish new Account No. 22M186, Bureau of Street Services (BSS), within the CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds Fund No. 57D and transfer appropriations from the Adelante Eastside Taxable and Tax Exempt funds for the improvement of sidewalk infrastructure as identified in the Bond Spending Plan for this Project Area which is incorporated in the March 4, 2016 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report, attached to the Council File, as follows:
      
      

      Account:	Title:	Amount:
      From:
      22L9AN	Adelante Eastside Tax Exempt (Series D)	$780,000
      22L9AT	Adelante Eastside Taxable (Series)	$20,000
      	Total:	$800,000
      To:
      22M186	Bureau of Street Services	$800,000

      
      
      
   2. Transfer appropriations from the CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds Fund No. 57D, Account No. 22M186, entitled Bureau of Street Services for public infrastructure improvements, to Fund No. 100/86 as follows:
      
      

      Account:	Title:	Amount:
      1010	Salaries- General	$200,000
      1090	Salaries- Overtime	200,000
      3030	Construction Expense	152,000
      3040	Contractual Services	106,000
      6010	Office and Administrative Expense	20,000
      6020	Operating Supplies	122,000
      	Total:	$800,000

               
                     
3. AUTHORIZE the BSS to perform capital improvements to sidewalks which includes the removal and replacement of broken and uplifted sidewalks, tree removal and trimming, and root pruning along Whittier Boulevard from Indiana Avenue to Boyle Street.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD), or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Identify, in cooperation with the Board of Public Works, a consultant from a prequalified list and execute a contract in an amount not to exceed $200,000 to assist in the grant writing for sidewalk improvement projects in the Adelante Eastside Redevelopment Project Area, subject to Council District 14 review and approval.
      
      
   2. Expend up to $200,000 from CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds Fund No. 57D, Account No. 22L9AT - Adelante Eastside Taxable (Series B) for consultant services under the contract detailed above in Recommendation No. 4a.
      
      
5. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer any potential savings from the contract detailed above in Recommendation No. 4a, upon demand from the General Manager, EWDD, or designee, to the Department of Public Works, BSS Fund No. 100, Department 86 for any potential sidewalk construction cost overruns.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the Controller,  subject to the availability of funds, to expend funds upon presentation of proper documentation and demand of the General Manager, EWDD, or designee, pursuant to this contract described above in Recommendation No. 4a.
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, EWDD, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and/or make technical adjustments that may be required and are consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the CAO; and AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that there is no impact on the City’s General Fund from the proposed allocation of CRA-LA/DLA Excess Bond Proceeds. The CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bonds Proceeds Fund No. 57D is funded solely from the transfer of approximately $84.1 million in pre-2011 tax allocation bond proceeds from CRA/LA to the City (Council File No. 14-1174).  Said transfer has been deposited with the Office of the Controller.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for a report on a strategic plan to achieve zero new HIV infection and conversion rates within the City of Los Angeles.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Koretz - O'Farrell - Bonin):

INSTRUCT the Department on Disability, in consultation with the City Health Commission, to report within 60 days on a strategic plan to achieve zero new HIV infection and conversion rates within the City of Los Angeles, including, but not limited to, the following topics: feasibility, timeline, consultation with other agencies, prevention of HIV transmission in jails and prisons, and prevention of HIV transmission in high-risk populations.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for the Los Angeles City Health Commission (LACHC) to continue to examine in-depth the issues on homelessness, mental illness and excessive storage of personal property at future meetings.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (O'Farrell - Fuentes):

1. REQUEST the LACHC to:
   
   
   1. Coordinate with the appropriate County Departments and schedule the following discussion topics on the next available LACHC agendas:  homelessness, mental illness, and excessive storage of personal property.
      
      
   2. Report to Council with its findings on the current and proposed programs.
      
      
2. REQUEST the LACHC to communicate to the City Clerk the services/assistance necessary to carry out its scope of duties as specified in Ordinance No. 183093.
   
   
3. DIRECT the City Clerk, with assistance from the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to report to Council on the recommended budgetary resources to provide said services and assistance upon receipt of those needs. 

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Request for Proposals (RFP) for contractors to operate the City of Los Angeles Business Source Centers (LABSC).

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. APPROVE the results of the 2015 LABSC RFP issued in September 2015 to implement the LABSC System as detailed in the March 18, 2016 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report, attached to the Council file, with the exception of the East Los Angeles Service Area.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to reopen the RFP process for the LABSC System Operator for the East Los Angeles Service Area.
   
   
3. DIRECT the General Manager, EWDD, or designee, upon completion of the RFP evaluation process for the LABSC System Operator for the East Los Angeles Service Area, to submit recommendation(s) for contractor selection(s) to the Mayor and City Council for review and approval.
   
      
4. INSTRUCT and AUTHORIZE the EWDD to continue the contracts for the current LABSC System Operators for the East Los Angeles Service Area on a month-to-month basis pending the completion of the RFP process for said service area.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE and INSTRUCT the General Manager, EWDD, or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Negotiate and execute agreements with the program operators for the service areas, except for the East Los Angeles Service Area, as listed in the March 18, 2016 CAO report, attached to the Council file, with funding not to exceed $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds per individual contract, for a term of 12 months effective April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017 with an option to extend for four additional 12-month periods, subject to review by the City Attorney as to form and legality, compliance with City contracting requirements and federal grant guidelines, and contingent on available grant funding
      
      
   2. Report to Mayor and Council for acceptance and allocation approval of any additional funds that are received for the LABSC beyond the base level of funding of $4,500,000 in CDBG funds
      
      
6. AUTHORIZE and INSTRUCT the Controller, subject to availability of approved grant funding, to expend funds within the Community Development Trust Fund No. 424 Account No. 22N586, LA's BusinessSource, in an amount not to exceed $4,500,000.
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, EWDD, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and/or make any technical adjustments consistent with Council and Mayor actions in this matter, subject to approval of the CAO; and, AUTHORIZE and REQUEST the Controller to implement those instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.  Funding consists of $4,500,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds which is included in the Mayor's proposed 42nd Program Year (2016-17) Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan (Council File No. 15·1041), currently pending in Housing Committee.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

RULES, ELECTIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding legislation to prohibit powdered alcohol.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Ryu - Bonin), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2015-16 State Legislative Program, SPONSORSHIP and SUPPORT of any legislation which would ban the manufacture, sale, transport, possession, and consumption of powdered alcohol.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Chief Legislative Analyst. The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the establishment of parking restrictions for oversize vehicles on the west side of South Figueroa Street and the SR-91 Freeway.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Buscaino - Bonin):

1. RESOLVE, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 80.69.4 and California Vehicle Code Section 22507, to hereby prohibit the parking of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over seven feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM, on the west side of South Figueroa Street and the SR-91 Freeway.       
                              
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), upon approval of this action, to post signs giving notice of the restriction indicated in Recommendation No. 1 for oversized vehicles on the west side of South Figueroa Street and the SR-91 Freeway.
      
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this action.

      
Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the LADOT.  Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the establishment of parking restrictions for oversize vehicles along both sides of Sunset Avenue between Rose Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Bonin - Buscaino):

1. RESOLVE, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 80.69.4 and California Vehicle Code Section 22507, to hereby prohibit the parking of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over seven feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM, along both sides of Sunset Avenue between Rose Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard.       
                              
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), upon approval of this action, to post signs giving notice of the restriction indicated in Recommendation No. 1 for oversized vehicles along both sides of Sunset Avenue between Rose Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard.
      
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this action.

      
Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the LADOT.  Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Federal and Mississippi Avenues No. 1 Street Lighting District.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated March 11, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JUNE 1, 2016 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Federal and Mississippi Avenues No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $256.70 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2015-16 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  May 25, 2016)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Second and San Pedro Streets Lighting District.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated March 17, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JUNE 1, 2016 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Second and San Pedro Streets Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $3,864.78 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2015-16 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  May 25, 2016)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Cleon Avenue and Archwood Street Lighting District.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated March 9, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JUNE 1, 2016 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Cleon Avenue and Archwood Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $225.21 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2015-16 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  May 25, 2016)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Harbor Boulevard and Sampson Way Street Lighting District.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated March 11, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JUNE 1, 2016 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Harbor Boulevard and Sampson Way Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $2,454.56 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2015-16 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  May 25, 2016)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Mission Hills Street Lighting District.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated March 11, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JUNE 1, 2016 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Mission Hills Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $47,016.68 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2015-16 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  May 25, 2016)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Hollywood Central LA Street Lighting District.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated March 11, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JUNE 1, 2016 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Hollywood Central LA Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $16,952.44 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2015-16 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  May 25, 2016)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the West Hollywood Street Lighting District.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated March 7, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JUNE 1, 2016 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the West Hollywood Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $12,875.73 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2015-16 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  May 25, 2016)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Hartford and Linwood Avenues Street Lighting District.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated March 17, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JUNE 1, 2016 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Hartford and Linwood Avenues Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $1,501.20 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2015-16 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  May 25, 2016)

COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR AND MEMBER, BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, RESOLUTION and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the issuance of up to $950 million of Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 0216-A and series 2016-B.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, including various bond documents, which authorizes the issuance and sale of not to exceed $950 million of MICLA Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2016-A (Capital Equipment) and Series 2016-B (Real Property).
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated March 17, 2016, amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to add Sections 5.162.41, 5.162.42 and 5.162.43 to create three special funds for the lease financing referred to herein as the MICLA Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2016-A (Capital Equipment) (MICLA Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2016-A (Capital Equipment) and the MICLA Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2016-B (Real Property) (MICLA Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2016-B (Real Property)). The three special funds are: (i) a special fund to record certain accounting transactions for the MICLA Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2016-A (Capital Equipment); (ii) a special fund to record certain accounting transactions for the MICLA Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2016-B (Real Property); and (iii) a special fund to establish a construction fund for the MICLA Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2016-B (Real Property).
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated March 17, 2016, providing for the issuance of lease revenue bonds by MICLA, which are being issued to finance and refinance the costs of the acquisition, construction and improvement of certain real property occupied by the City, to retire certain maturities of commercial paper issued by MICLA and to refund certain lease revenue bonds issued by MICLA, by approving the lease and sublease of certain real property by the City of Los Angeles, as lessor and sublessee, to and from MICLA, as lessee and sublessor. 
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to pay Fiscal Year 2015-16 lease payments for the Bonds from monies in the Capital Finance Administration Fund (Fund No. 100/53).
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the Controller to create two new accounts in the Capital Finance Administration Fund that will be used to pay for future lease payments entitled MICLA 2016-A (Capital Equipment) and MICLA 2016-B (Real Property).
   
   
6. APPROVE up to $2.65 million of MICLA authority to continue the Capital Improvement Building Program for Figueroa Plaza, Police Administration Building, Public Works Building, and Marvin Braude Building.
   
   
7. APPROVE the issuance of up to $25 million of MICLA commercial paper notes to redeem the Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2007-B2 at redemption date; and, INSTRUCT the CAO to retire the commercial paper notes at closing, subject to any changes to the financing schedule.
   
   
8. AUTHORIZE the CAO and Controller to make technical corrections and adjustments as necessary to those transactions included in this report to implement the Mayor and City Council intentions.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the issuance of up to $950 million of MICLA Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 2016-A (Capital Equipment), Series 2016-B (Real Property) will be an obligation of the General Fund and the resulting lease payments will be paid from funds in the Capital Finance Administration Fund. The first lease payment will begin in Fiscal Year 2016-17.

Debt Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the issuance of up to $950 million of MICLA Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 2016-A (Capital Equipment), Series 2016-B (Real Property) will not cause the City’s debt service payments to exceed six percent of General Fund revenues for non-voter approved debt as established in the City’s Financial Policies, Debt Management Section. The annual debt service, excluding the debt service component relating to the refunding of MICLA Series 2006-A, 2007-B1, 2007-B2, 2008-A, 2008-B, 20Q9-B, and 2009-E (Refunded Bonds), for Series 2016-A (Capital Equipment) and Series 2016-B (Real Property) are approximately $7.83 million and $5.19 million over 10 years and 20 years, respectively. Based on current market rates, the potential interest savings from the refunding of the Refunded Bonds are approximately $82 million over the life of the outstanding bonds. The average annual savings are approximately $3.43 million over 24 years. Actual interest rates may differ as rates are dependent on market conditions at the time of issuance.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Section 56.11, Article 6, Chapter V, of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to regulate the storage of personal property in public areas.

Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated March 22, 2016, amending Section 56.11, Article 6, Chapter V, of the LAMC to regulate the storage of personal property in public areas.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Homelessness and Poverty and Public Works and Gang Reduction Committees waived consideration of the above matter)

(The City Council may recess to Closed Session to confer with its legal counsel pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) relative to the cases entitled LAVAN, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, United States District Court Case No. CV 11-02874 PSG (AJWx), Ninth Circuit Case No. 11-56253, and Carl Mitchell, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. CV 16-01750 [The litigation concerns the removal and disposal of property from City sidewalks.]) 

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION (BUSCAINO - HARRIS-DAWSON - WESSON)

Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

PRESENT and ADOPT the attached Ordinance in lieu of the original Ordinance attached to the file.

10213 South Main Street. (Case No. 436889) Assessor I.D. No. 6053-027-005

467 South Arnaz Drive. (Case No. 515879) Assessor I.D. No. 4334-003-055

2850 South Alsace Avenue. (Case No. 511362) Assessor I.D. No. 5049-026-002

442 North Harvard Boulevard. (Case No. 492855) Assessor I.D. No. 5521-024-001

910 North Fries Avenue. (Case No. 334344) Assessor I.D. No. 7416-032-029

1546 North Silver Lake Boulevard. (Case No. 520056) Assessor I.D. No. 5425-023-004

COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR AND MEMBER, BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE relative to a proposed list of law firms and proposed fee scheduled for the 2015-20 Attorney Conflicts Panel.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the selection of the 39 law firms identified as the Proposed 2015-20 Attorney Conflicts Panel in the City Attorney Report dated February 29, 2016, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. APPROVE the proposed fee schedule identified in the City Attorney Report, attached to the Council file.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Orville Patino v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC547176. (This matter arises from Plaintiff's claims of discrimination and failure to reasonably accommodate based on disability.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on March 21, 2016)

ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - ENGLANDER)

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to pay a total of $550,000 in settlement of the above-entitled matter from the City Attorney Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009780 Liability Payouts.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to draw a demand thereon and made payable to: Law Office of Shegerian and Associates, Inc. Client Trust Account. Shegerian and Associates, Inc. Client Trust Account.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Santa Fe & Center Loft Associates, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC485697. (Lawsuit concerning 100-120 North Santa Fe Avenue in Council District 14.) (This matter involves a claim for damages to a commercial building caused by construction of the adjoining 1st Street Bridge.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on March 21, 2016)

ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - ENGLANDER)

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to execute a settlement agreement and all other documents necessary to implement the proposed settlement with the Plaintiff for $900,000.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE, without further instructions, the City Attorney and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation draw the amount of $900,000, payable to Rick Edwards Inc., Legal Services Trust Fund, from Transportation Grant Fund No. 655/94, Account 94J809 (this fund was previously approved under Council file No. 08-0508-S5, adopted on July 25, 2012, for the 1st Street Bridge Project).
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Samuel Jacobs, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC528295. (This matter involves a pedestrian vs. automobile accident which occurred November 22, 2011 at La Brea Avenue and Oakwood Avenue.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on March 21, 2016)

 ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - ENGLANDER)

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to pay a total of $1,175,000 in settlement of the above-entitled matter from the City Attorney Fund No. 100/59, Account 009780 Liability Payouts.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to draw demands thereon and made payable as follows:
   
   
   1. $825,000 to Treyzon and Associates, LLP and Samuel Jacobs.
      
      
   2. $350,000 to Treyzon and Associates, LLP and Aaron Landau and Jonas Landau.
      
      
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Manuel De Jesus Hernandez v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC545542. (This matter involves a motorcycle versus automobile accident which occurred September 18, 2013 at Arlington Avenue and 24th Street.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on March 21, 2016)

ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - ENGLANDER)

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to pay a total of $600,000 in settlement of the above-entitled matter from the City Attorney Fund No. 100/59, Account 009780 Liability Payouts.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to draw a demand thereon and made payable to Panish Shea and Boyle, Law Offices of Joseph Pourshalimy and Manuel de Jesus Hernandez.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.